A man and woman in 1939 look at an archeological dig site in Great Britain.
Biography/History, Drama
The Dig

The Dig has a few more controversies buried within than who discovered the treasure at the center of the story.

A boy with a smartphone looks scared as he walks.
Drama, Horror, Mystery/Suspense
Come Play

This movie suggests that our screens may be the windows and doors to our darkest nightmares and consuming fears.

love and monsters
Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Love and Monsters

Despite Love and Monsters’ feel-good vibe, it still has a few too many foul teeth and rough edges.

Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama
Honest Thief

This thief-turned-family man really tries to right his past wrongs, but that doesn’t mean this flick is without its own …

George Clooney and a young girl stare at something at a desk in The Midnight Sky.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Midnight Sky

The Midnight Sky wonders if we will be proud of what we’ve done in the end or filled with remorse …

A woman screams as she fires a huge gun.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter has just enough gore and brutish fiends to cause a few nightmares in young or sensitive viewers.

A man and his son look into the sky.
Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Greenland

Starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin, this nonstop roller coaster ride centers on familial love, commitment and forgiveness.

Four adults look excited in a hotel lobby.
Comedy, Drama, Music
The Prom

In a season filled with new movies celebrating gay identity and acceptance, The Prom is the tiara-wearing Queen of the …

A man stares thoughtfully across the landscape at sunset.
Christian, Drama, Sports
The Last Champion

The first half feels like a slow-burn indie movie. The second half feels like The Karate Kid, with wrestling replacing …

A man and woman walk arm in arm on a resort beach.
Biography/History, Drama, Romance
All My Life

All My Life, as a romance, may work for some. And as I mentioned, it could’ve been worse. But I …

Action/Adventure, Drama
Mulan (2020)

This is more wuxia battle adventure than anything winking and whimsical.

Two guys are walking, one carrying a goat.
Comedy, Drama
Half Brothers

when you add in all of its often diametrically opposed content issues, Half Brothers never coalesces into a satisfying, family-friendly …

Two female lovers walk arm in arm.
Comedy, Romance
Happiest Season

Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.

An older woman walks with a young Black child.
Drama
The Life Ahead

This isn’t a movie for kids. But it does remind us that kids need strong hands and kind hearts in …

Three children stand in a field surrounded by others.
Drama
Fatima

Fatima is a well-crafted, very Catholic and (in its own reverent way) quite provocative piece of filmmaking.